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DISCLAIMER
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THE AUTHORS OF THIS LIBRARY ACCEPT ABSOLUTELY NO LIABILITY FOR
ANY HARM OR LOSS RESULTING FROM ITS USE. IT IS _EXTREMELY_ UNWISE
TO RELY ON SOFTWARE ALONE FOR SAFETY. Any machinery capable of
harming persons must have provisions for completely removing power
from all motors, etc, before persons enter any danger area. All
machinery must be designed to comply with local and national safety
codes, and the authors of this software can not, and do not, take
any responsibility for such compliance.
Mission Statement
-----------------
LinuxCNC is an offshoot of the original NIST Enhanced Machine
Controller. The new version is (primarily) a GPL'd project.
The major goals are:
1) Make the project more friendly to new developers. This
means a simpler build process, as well as other changes
listed below. (DONE)
2) Reduce complexity by eliminating support for platforms
other than Linux on x86, with either RTAI or RTLinux for
realtime. (DONE)
3) Incorporate a Hardware Abstraction Layer that makes the
realtime code more modular and allows pins and I/O devices
to be reconfigured easily. (DONE)
4) Add some of the features that were discussed at the 2003
NAMES show on EMC Monday - these include rigid tapping
and single point threading, improved contouring, a built-
in PLC using ClassicLadder, and others. (mostly DONE, yet
new features will constantly be added)
The Build Process
-----------------
Refer to the file 'docs/INSTALL' for information about building and
running the software.
Directory Layout
----------------
The directory tree for LinuxCNC is documented in 'directory.map' in the
top level directory.
COPYING - this software is released under the GPL,
with some parts under the LGPL
Please also see the files in docs/
README - general information
INSTALL - information about compiling and installing the software
AUTHORS - information about authors
NEWS - latest news
Quickstart:
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From the top level directory, switch to the source directory:
cd src
In the source directory, build LinuxCNC:
./configure --enable-run-in-place
[or, if you do not have a realtime kernel:]
./configure --enable-run-in-place --enable-simulator
make clean
make
sudo make setuid
to run the software go back to the top level directory, and issue:
. scripts/rip-environment
linuxcnc